Chicago White Sox's Jose Abreu is congratulated in the dugout after his three-run home run off Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Kevin Correia during the first inning of a baseball game in Minneapolis, Friday, July 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)

Chicago White Sox's Adam Eaton slides safely into third base, advancing from first on a single by Alexei Ramirez off Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Kevin Correia during the first inning of a baseball game in Minneapolis, Friday, July 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)

Cuban rookie Jose Abreu keyed a three-run first with a massive blast off Kevin Correia, and the Chicago White Sox rolled to a 9-5 win over the Twins on Friday night at Target Field.

Taking over the major league lead for losses from San Diego’s Eric Stults, Correia (5-13) lasted just four innings despite the overworked status of the Twins’ bullpen. His earned-run average through two starts since the all-star break is 11.25 after the Tampa Bay Rays chased him in four innings Sunday as well.

“I don’t mind giving up runs at this point. I just want to win games,” Correia said. “We need to win games. I don’t care about any of the small details right now. I just want to win some games.”

With two games left in a 10-game homestand, the Twins have fallen to 2-6 since the all-star break. They are back to 10 games under .500 for just the second time all season.

The other time was July 7 at Seattle, when they responded by going 5-1 the rest of the road trip.

“Not a very good baseball game,” Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. “The ball was flying everywhere: bloops, blasts, the whole package. An ugly night for us, and not very much fun for anybody involved, I’m sure.”

The White Sox banged out 17 hits, two shy of the season high against Twins pitching.

This has been an alarming downturn for Correia, who maintained a 3.22 ERA through his final 11 first-half starts. His season ERA has climbed back to 5.06, and he already has tied his career high for losses, set last season in a 9-13 debut for the Twins.

Alexei Ramirez, another of the three Cuban defectors in the White Sox lineup, led off the third with a homer as well. Both homers came on hanging curveballs that Correia considered the only pitches he would like to have had back.

“I made my two worst pitches of the night to probably two of their best hitters,” Correia said. “I felt like I was making my pitches for the most part. I felt good. Physically, I feel really good right now. I wasn’t out there questioning what I was doing. I felt pretty comfortable the whole time.”

Correia had allowed just three homers during his previous eight starts. The 10 hits off him tied a season high.

“I’ve been pretty good at keeping the ball in the park this season,” Correia said. “Those were just two pitches I’d like to have back.”

He remains upbeat, even if the past two outings might severely limit the trade market for the prospective free agent.

“I was on a good run,” Correia said. “Had a couple bad ones in a row. Now I need to get on another good run.”

White Sox left-hander John Danks came in 1-4 with a 7.50 ERA in six career starts at Target Field. He was 6-12 with a 5.36 ERA overall against the Twins.

This time, however, Danks (9-6) was in control throughout. He scattered six hits and walked none in seven innings.

Chris Colabello delivered a two-run single with two out in the sixth, and Oswaldo Arcia clubbed his second homer in three days to start the seventh.

Josh Willingham hit his 10th homer, marking the ninth straight season he has reached double figures in that department.

Abreu, in his 89th game, reached 30 career home runs in the third-shortest span in big-league history. Only Rudy York (79 games) and Mark McGwire (84) got there in fewer games.

With long men Anthony Swarzak and Sam Deduno unavailable, four Twins relievers handled the final five innings once Correia was lifted after just 79 pitches.

“I think he was gassed,” Gardenhire said. “We don’t want to hurt him. We can’t afford that right now. You just can’t get him killed. Goodness gracious, that’s two games in a row where he went four innings and he’s had to labor. I mean, really labor. That wasn’t easy.”

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